Gender violence: femicides in Argentina

TitleGender violence: femicides in Argentina
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsFernández AMaría
JournalInterdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies
Volume17
Issue2
Pagination42-48
Date Published12/2012
PublisherPadova University Press
Place PublishedPadova, IT
ISSN Number2282-2011
KeywordsFemicides, patriarchy, state, statistics, suicide-homicide tension
Abstract

This paper presents the research results on femicides carried out in Argentina during the period 2008-2009 (Fernández et al., 2009). We emphasize one of the main outcomes: suicide-homicide tension linked to inconsistencies in keeping case records. From this point, we question how femicides can be covered up, among patriarchy, ferociousness and State abandonment.

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